Unconfirmed reports have emerged detailing a new massacre in which
450 Kurds - including 120 children - were allegedly slaughtered by
al-Qaeda-linked rebels fighting against the Syrian government. The
report has sparked international concern.

According to Iranian TV
channel Al-Alam, militants from the Jabhat al-Nusra Front
attacked the town of Tal Abyad on Monday, killing 120 children
and 330 women and elderly near the Turkish border.

The channel also ran horrific uncensored footage from the scene -
the authenticity of which can’t be independently verified at this
moment. For ethical reasons, RT will refrain from airing the
video.

Neither the Syrian government nor the opposition has confirmed
the report. RT contacted a number of sources, including several
Kurdish interviewees, who testified that increased fighting has
been taking place in their areas.

“The al-Nusra militants and other rebel forces surrounded the
village,” Yasin Tarbush, the relative of one of the
Kurdish attack victims, told RT. “They started going door
to door, entering every house. If there were any men, they killed
them and took the women and children hostage.”

Commenting on the reports, the UN Human Rights office in Geneva
said they are investigating and if it confirms them, would
consider it a war crime and seek that perpetrators are brought to
justice.

“Armed groups also have responsibilities under international
law and should not think that they are immune from
prosecution,” Navi Pillay said in a statement.

Unconfirmed reports have emerged detailing a new massacre in which
450 Kurds - including 120 children - were allegedly slaughtered by
al-Qaeda-linked rebels fighting against the Syrian government. The
report has sparked international concern.

According to Iranian TV
channel Al-Alam, militants from the Jabhat al-Nusra Front
attacked the town of Tal Abyad on Monday, killing 120 children
and 330 women and elderly near the Turkish border.

The channel also ran horrific uncensored footage from the scene -
the authenticity of which can’t be independently verified at this
moment. For ethical reasons, RT will refrain from airing the
video.

Neither the Syrian government nor the opposition has confirmed
the report. RT contacted a number of sources, including several
Kurdish interviewees, who testified that increased fighting has
been taking place in their areas.

“The al-Nusra militants and other rebel forces surrounded the
village,” Yasin Tarbush, the relative of one of the
Kurdish attack victims, told RT. “They started going door
to door, entering every house. If there were any men, they killed
them and took the women and children hostage.”